Improvement in door-securers



A. VOEGE. Door-Securer.

No. 197,187. Patented Nov. 1-3, 1877-.

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AUGUST voEeE, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN DOOR-SECURERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No; 197,187, dated November 13, 1877; application filed September 18, 1877.

. for Doors, Windows, &c., which improvement is fullyset forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying draw- Figure .1 illustrates the manner of applying the device to doors. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4 is a front View of a portion thereof, showing the top pawl 12 as it appears when released. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on a larger scale than the previous figure, showing the position of the retaining pin or bar gbefore it is fastened. I

The object of my invention is to make an adjustable brace or prop for securely fastening from the inside doors, windows, &c;, and, when desired, can be readily removed and packed in a small space, so as to be conveniently carried by travelers, all as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

My device is constructed of one or more pieces of metal, wood, or any other suitable material, and of the required shape and size to form the bars or slides A B. These are fastened together by the metal sleeves f.

On the side of the slideB is the rack G, into which the reversible ,pawl b works. This reversible pawl 12 is fastened to and controlled by the spring-collar a, which passes around both slides A B, and is secured to the slide A at the sleevef.

' d is the guide-slot for retaining the springcollar a inposition" On the upper end of the slide A is the cap 0, for resting against the knob of a door, and at the lower end of the slide B is alevcr or retaining-pin, g. Thispin then be tightened up until it is secure.

9 works on the pivot c". e is a recess, for holding the retaining-pin g. h is aturn-button, for keeping the pin 9 from leaving the recess 0. This pin 9 is pointed, so as to stick into the floor.

In applying the adjustable brace or prop to doors,'the lever or retaining-pin g should first be placed in the floor at a proper distance, as shown in Fig. 5. The slide A is drawn out until the cap 0 rests against the door-knob, as shown in Fig. 1. The brace or prop should This is done by raising the pin g from the position in which it was first placed (as shown in Fig. 5) and placing it in the recess 0, and turning the 'button h, which hold the pin '9 in the recess 6. (See Fig. 2.) By raising the pin gup, it acts as a lever, and throws the ,brace or prop forward, thus rendering it impossible to force doors open when this attachment is in use. To remove it, the reversible pawl bis thrown back out of gear, which releases the slide A, so that it drops back in the position it was in before use. The button h, on being turned back, releases the retaining-pin g.

Having thus described my invention, Icl aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- v In an adjustable brace or prop, the combination of one or more slides, A B, rack C, re-

versible pawl b, spring-collar a, sleeves f, cap 0, recess e, lever or retaining-pin g, pivot i, turn-button h, and guide-slot d, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this 11th day of September, A. D.

AUGUST. VOEGE. In presence of- LoUIs W. FRosT, CHARLES G. Con. 

